If this is your first visit, be sure to
check out the FAQ by clicking the
link above. You may have to register
before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages,
select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

He had one of his worst shooting nights of his life, he was being hit and grabbed on every posession with no calls, being denied of the ball by a savy team like SA and double teamed every time he touched it.

STILL he kept focused, didin't force shots, didn't try to play point guard or play 1 on 5. Kept making passes, playing strong defense and fighting rebounds.
There was even a play right in the midst of the Knicks comeback in the last 3 minutes, in which he found himself in the elbow with enough room to shoot in transition, having shot nothing in the fourth quarter, he passed it and it resulted in a JR Smith trey. That is a guy playing for the team.

I think his effort and attitude should be recognized.

This.

Aside from missing some lay-ups, Carmelo played solid basketball. People who think he was bluffing when he said he will play the right way and trust his teammates should look no further than this road win to know that Carmelo is a changed, more mature basketball player. Melo from last season would have forced shots against tight defense even though he's in a cold streak. This year? Oh boy.

He played team defense, made the right passes, did not force shots, knew when to attack the defense. I know he only had 9 points but he was only reacting off of what the Spurs were giving the team. They were pressing Melo hard and sagging off of Ray, Jason and the other guys. So what did he do, he used his ability to attract defenses and kicked it off to the open team mate or waited for the proper play. I'm really impressed and am glad to see that Carmelo knows the his team mates are gonne be there for him.

Tyson's put back dunk was the exclamation mark to me....I was starting to panic when we went down by 12, saying here we go again...Then when we took over i said to myself, "this team doesn't give up...." I love these guys

There's a whole different feel to this team. We have a tangible amount of grit. Melo's, Felt's and Tyson's performances epitomized this. They believe in how good they are and can be. This is really nice to see. Awesome win!